We run apache 1.2.4 as a non-caching proxy for a couple of CGI scripts
that execute on a different server which we want to hide.
The apache proxy module uses a large buffer for all data returned by the
remote CGI. This is very undesirable in our case, since our data-source
is slow and data arrives in small increments.
Whith the standard apache set-up (including the proxy-module) the
browser client must wait a long time before anything is returned.
My request for change to the apache development team (mod_proxy/1166)
has been suspended.
To overcome this annoying limitation, I developed the following
quick patch to the source in src/modules/proxy.
Somebody else might find this useful :-)
Apache 1.3b2
------------------------------------------------------------------
*** proxy_util.c.orig Fri Nov 7 18:11:35 1997
--- proxy_util.c Mon Nov 10 09:23:37 1997
***************
*** 471,476 ****
--- 471,481 ----
n -= w;
o += w;
}
+ /*
+ * [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10.11.97 I don't want excessive buffering !
+ */
+ if (!con->aborted)
+ bflush(con->client);
}
if (!con->aborted)
bflush(con->client);
------------------------------------------------------------------
Apache 1.2.4
------------------------------------------------------------------
*** proxy_util.c.orig Mon Nov 10 09:26:29 1997
--- proxy_util.c Mon Nov 10 09:24:29 1997
***************
*** 427,432 ****
--- 427,437 ----
n-=w;
o+=w;
}
+ /*
+ * [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10.11.97 I don't want excessive buffering !
+ */
+ if (!con->aborted)
+ bflush(con->client);
}
if (!con->aborted)
bflush(con->client);
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-- Hermann H�ni
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